[chimerax-users] Nucleotide styles

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Derek,
Without knowing the exact data and commands you used, I can't really say what has gone wrong in your specific situation.  

Make sure that the nucleic acid atoms are actually displayed, e.g. command

show nucleic

My only other ideas are:
- maybe the structure only includes a backbone trace (e.g. P atoms only) rather than the full atomic model

- if your nucleic acid residues are nonstandard (e.g. modified), they might not be recognized as nucleic acids

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
UCSF Chimera(X) team
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

> On Jan 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, Derek Harris via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> I am working on a figure in ChimeraX. None of the nucleotide styles seem to be working for me, whether inputted from the button command on the menu bar or from the command line. The log indicates the command is accepted without error, but there is no visual change to the model.
>  
> Derek F. Harris
> Senior Researcher
> Seefeldt Lab
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
> Utah State University
> 435.797.7392